Media Communications Degrees

Media, communication, and information studies is the basis for journalists, advertisement consultants, PR-consultants, and information professionals, as well as a great complement to careers that involve frequent customer contacts and interaction. Find the most relevant education in media, communication, and information here by combining search criterias and key words.

Do you want to work in Media and Communication?

Communications is a broad and exciting field, offering a myriad of possibilities. Since it is a competitive field, it is an advantage to have a degree in, for example, public relations, communications, journalism, or advertising, and a lot of students choose to focus on a special medium, target group or organizational type.

Future job responsibilities depend mainly on the employer and your education. Some companies put a lot of effort into communication, and run large departments where work is shared among staff while others use minimal efforts and have only one person doing everything. This means that sometimes a multi-skilled professional is demanded, covering text production, communication strategies and layout programs and sometimes a specialist is demanded, focusing on, for instance, only one target group.

Below are some examples of careers you could choose to pursue upon graduation:

TV, Radio and Sports Announcers

Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians and Radio Operators

Language Interpreters and Translators

News Analysts, Reporters, and Correspondents

Photography

Public Relations Specialists

Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators and Editors

Writing and Editing

Common majors include public relations, journalism, communications, and advertising. Experience generally comes from internships. Work in a field related to the employer's industry is also helpful. Sought-after skills in applicants for media, communication, and information jobs include:

If you are searching for overseas programs in media, communication, and information you will find many alternatives to choose from. If you already have an undergraduate degree you can study a master's degree in any of the specialties available.

The foundation of communication studies is a combination of behavioral science, sociology, pedagogy, and linguistics. By studying communication and information you acquire skills to critically analyze different images of reality, how media work and how identity, image and target population shape communication. Language skills are often your most important tools. Popular courses to combine with a communications major are organizational studies, economics, multimedia, languages, creative writing, and marketing.

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